Aires 737-700 crashes on landing in San Andres

At least one person has died after a Boeing 737-700 operated by Colombian carrier Aires crashed on landing at the Caribbean island of San Andres after a flight from Bogota.

Colombian civil aviation authority Aerocivil confirms the accident, saying that the 737-700, registered HK-4682, with Aires flight number 8250 had departed from Bogota around midnight local time and crashed at its destination airport at 01:49.

Onboard were 121 passengers and six crew members. A local air force official says that there is one fatality possibly through a heart attack and 34 people have been hospitalised while another 70 have received local treatment for lighter injuries.

The aircraft used to fly for easyJet as G-EZJU

Here is a selection of photos from various A-P members showing photos of the airline